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`claude plugin validate --strict` auto-discovers every .md under a plugin's agents/ directory as an agent requiring frontmatter, so the provenance file there always needs fake agent frontmatter to pass validation. Confirmed empirically that an explicit `agents` manifest array can't suppress this discovery. Move the file to <plugin-root>/ sources.md instead, and update agent-author/agent-audit accordingly. Adds ADR-0010, partially superseding ADR-0005's `agents/sources.md` convention. Fixes #63. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
agent-author
Creates and improves agent definition files for Claude Code and GitHub Copilot CLI.
What it does
Scaffolds and fills in agent definition files (.md for Claude Code, .agent.md for Copilot CLI) at plugin, project, or user scope. Always generates both provider files in one pass. Also applies improvement signals — grill output, inline feedback, session context — to existing agent files. Bumps the plugin version in both manifests after every change (minor for new agents, patch for improvements).
Before you start
Have ready: the agent's name (kebab-case), the root directory (plugin root, project root, or ~), a one-sentence purpose, and the triggering condition (when should the runtime delegate to this agent?).
Usage
/agent-author
Manual scaffold (human workflow):
bash scripts/new-agent.sh <agent-name> <root>
# Examples:
bash scripts/new-agent.sh code-reviewer plugins/kyberforge/
bash scripts/new-agent.sh deploy-assistant .
bash scripts/new-agent.sh security-reviewer ~
Files
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
SKILL.md |
Skill instructions for agents |
scripts/new-agent.sh |
Scaffolds Claude Code and Copilot CLI agent files from templates |
references/deployment-modes.md |
Plugin vs project vs user scope: restrictions, scoped identifiers, path conventions |
references/scripts.md |
Conventions for new-agent.sh and any future scripts: contract, template variables, file placement, error messages |
references/sources.md |
Research provenance — sources that informed this skill |
assets/templates/claude-code.md |
Annotated Claude Code agent definition template |
assets/templates/copilot.agent.md |
Annotated Copilot CLI agent definition template |
tests/new-agent.bats |
bats tests for scripts/new-agent.sh |
assets/README.md |
Directory meta-documentation for assets/ |
references/README.md |
Directory meta-documentation for references/ |
scripts/README.md |
Directory meta-documentation for scripts/ |
tests/README.md |
bats dependency instructions and run command |